April Summitt

Sequoyah and the Invention of the Cherokee Alphabet

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Produktbeschreibung

Through a unique combination of narrative history and primary documents, this book provides an engrossing biography of Sequoyah, the creator of the Cherokee writing system, and clearly documents the importance of written language in the preservation of culture. Sequoyah's creation of an easy-to-learn syllabary for the Cherokee nation enabled far more than the Cherokee Phoenix, the first newspaper of the Cherokee Nation, and the ability for Native Americans to communicate far more effectively than word of mouth can allow. In many ways, the effects of Sequoyah's syllabary demonstrate the critical role of written language in cultural preservation and persistence. Sequoyah and the Invention of the Cherokee Alphabet is a readable study of Sequoyah's life that also discusses Cherokee culture as well as the historical and current usage and impact of the Cherokee syllabary he created. While the emphasis of the work is on Sequoyah's adult life between 1800 and 1840, enough pre- and post-history information is provided to allow any reader to fully grasp the contextual significance of his accomplishments. The book includes a biography section of key individuals and contains a collection of primary documents that helps illustrate the usage of Sequoyah's syllabary.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9780313391774
• ISBN-10: 0313391777
• Artikelnr.: 34439941

Autorenporträt

April R. Summitt

Inhaltsangabe

Series Foreword
Introduction
Chronology
ONE Growing up Cherokee
TWO Sequoyah and the "Talking Leaves
" THREE The Cherokee Nation after Sequoyah
FOUR Reading and Writing Cherokee
FIVE Sequoyah
Real and Imagined
Short Biographies of Key Figures
Primary Documents
Glossary
Annotated Bibliography
Index